The Invite

I am getting more and more excited about my brother's wedding.  My sister often reminds me that this may be the last wedding we will have in the family until several years from now.  The next family wedding may be Nathan's, Lucas' or Zach's, some 20 or 30 years later.  I don't even know if I will still be alive to see that happen.

I am finally done with my brother's wedding invitations--all 120 of them!  Yes, I designed it, printed it, cut all the papers, folded and pasted, tied all the ribbons and stuck them in their individual envelopes.  With the help of Charles and my sister Lot, we got it all done in one weekend and half a day.  Thanks to them! Without their help, this would have taken me an entire week--maybe more.

I am so proud of what we have accomplished.  I volunteered to hand-make my brother's wedding invitations because I love doing it and it reminds me of how I planned and prepared for my own wedding 5 years ago.  Charles and I did our own wedding invitations too. It wasn't something that we planned. We decided to do it after we couldn't find a vendor who would create a custom invitation for us without charging us an arm and a leg.  We are so glad we did it!

The invites are not perfect by any means. It drove me crazy that I couldn't get the right shade of green in the text and still make them readable. I had to make it darker.  But they're good enough for me and most importantly, my brother and sister-in-law are so happy with them.

Here are some more photos of the finished product.